Buhari condemns fresh Boko Haram attack in Borno

The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has formally condemned the fresh attack by members of the terrorist group ‘Boko Haram’ in Borno, he then sent commiseration to the families of victims, assuring them that his administration will continually frustrate the devilish operations of Boko Haram, and bring it to an end.

Boko Haram had on Sunday night February 9th, attacked travellers along the Maiduguri-Damaturu highway in Auno town, Konduga local government area of Borno state, killing over thirty of them, abducted many others as well as destroying many properties.

In a statement released by his media aide, Garba Shehu, President Buhari condemned the attack, describing it as “murderous and cowardly”.

It read; “The commitment of this administration to protect the lives of Nigerians will not be derailed by the cowardly and indiscriminate violence against innocent people by Boko Haram terrorists,’’ the statement quotes the president as saying

The President Buhari, who also condoled with the government of the state, warns “that terrorists are clearly on a back foot and their days are numbered’’.

It continued; “As our armed forces continue to receive more hardware and intelligence to counter our current security challenges, the remnants of Boko Haram will ultimately be crushed. The peculiar challenges of asymmetric warfare notwithstanding, our armed forces are ever determined to defeat these enemies of humanity,’’ President Buhari said.